diff --git a/app/templates/server/api/thing/thing.controller(models).js b/app/templates/server/api/thing/thing.controller(models).js
index a14fbd4b3..c7874b515 100644
--- a/app/templates/server/api/thing/thing.controller(models).js
+++ b/app/templates/server/api/thing/thing.controller(models).js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var Thing = sqldb.Thing;<% } %>
 function handleError(res, statusCode) {
   statusCode = statusCode || 500;
   return function(err) {
-    res.send(statusCode, err);
+    res.status(statusCode).send(err);
   };
 }
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function responseWithResult(res, statusCode) {
   statusCode = statusCode || 200;
   return function(entity) {
     if (entity) {
-      return res.json(statusCode, entity);
+      return res.status(statusCode).json(entity);
     }
   };
 }
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function responseWithResult(res, statusCode) {
 function handleEntityNotFound(res) {
   return function(entity) {
     if (!entity) {
-      res.send(404);
+      res.status(404).end();
       return null;
     }
     return entity;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function removeEntity(res) {
       <% if (filters.mongooseModels) { %>return entity.removeAsync()<% }
          if (filters.sequelizeModels) { %>return entity.destroy()<% } %>
         .then(function() {
-          return res.send(204);
+          return res.status(204).end();
         });
     }
   };